Each culture has its own halvah, united only by nameâwhich derives from the Arabic word for âsweetââand the fact that each is a sweetened candy or dessert, often an ancient and beloved recipe. A trip to Israel is not complete without sampling the countryâs halvah.
The amount of vitamin D you get from exposing your bare skin to the sun depends on: 1  The time of day â your skin produces more vitamin D if you expose it during the middle of the day. 2  Where you live â the closer to the equator you live, the easier it is for you to produce vitamin D from sunlight all year round.
Also, taking vitamin D does not lower the risk of developing breast cancer. Thatâs not to say that maintaining vitamin D levels isnât necessary for good health overall: the vitamin is needed for the body to soak up bone-building calcium from foods. Good dietary sources of D include dairy products such as yogurt, eggs, cheese and fortified milk.